Department of Social Services

Hiring Social Workers
BACKGROUNDER




In lifting the hiring freeze, Government has allowed the hiring of five additional positions which will improve a client's ability to collect child support. Fiscal year 1996/97 will represent the first year for implementation of this initiative. This measure will benefit clients, effect efficiencies within the department, and result in savings to Government.

  *  Hiring of five new Social Workers
  
  *  Empowers clients
 
  *  Clients receive benefits which continue even after they exit the Income    
       Support  Program
  
  *  Staff will assist clients in obtaining support orders and voluntary support agreements
  
  *  Effects efficiencies within the Department and savings to Government
  
  *  More clients will receive funding to which they are entitled, from sources other 
      than social assistance.